1962 Michigan Wolverines football team
| {{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]] |
|---|
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Wisconsin $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Minnesota | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1962 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1962 college football season. The team's head coach was Bump Elliott. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.
Schedule
September 29Nebraska*
L 13–25 70,287 October 6No. 10/9 Army*
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
W 17–7 70,749 October 13at Michigan State
L 0–28 77,501 October 20at Purdue
L 0–37 48,907
October 27Minnesota
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)
L 0–17 65,484 November 3Wisconsin
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI
L 12–34 53,789 November 10Illinois
- Michigan Stadium
- Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)
W 14–10 49,756 November 17at Iowa
L 14–28 52,880 November 24at Ohio State
L 0–28 82,349
Statistical leaders
Rushing
| Player | Attempts | Net yards | Yards per attempt | Touchdowns |
| Dave Raimey | 124 | 385 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Wayne Sparkman | 35 | 133 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Bob Timberlake | 74 | 108 | 1.5 | 0 |
Passing
| Player | Attempts | Completions | Interceptions | Comp % | Yards | Yds/Comp | TD | Long |
| Bob Chandler | 64 | 29 | 4 | 45.3 | 401 | 13.8 | 1 | 17 |
| Bob Timberlake | 34 | 16 | 3 | 47.1 | 179 | 11.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Forest Evashevski, Jr. | 35 | 11 | 3 | 31.4 | 83 | 7.5 | 0 | 17 |
Receiving
| Player | Receptions | Yards | Yds/Recp | TD | Long |
| Harvey Chapman | 11 | 225 | 20.4 | 0 | 32 |
| Bob Timberlake | 10 | 160 | 16.0 | 1 | 50 |
| Ron Kocan | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 11 |
Kickoff returns
| Player | Returns | Yards | Yds/Return | TD | Long |
| Dave Raimey | 10 | 170 | 17.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Jack Strobel | 8 | 138 | 17.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Harvey Chapman | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 0 |
Punt returns
| Player | Returns | Yards | Yds/Return | TD | Long |
| Harvey Chapman | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Dave Raimey | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | ||
| Tom Prichard | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 |
Players
- Bob Brown - started 6 games at left end
- Robert Chandler - started 3 games at quarterback
- Harvey Chapman - started 3 games at right halfback, 1 game at left halfback
- Jim Conley - started 3 games at left end
- Bill Dodd - started 4 games at fullback
- Dave Glinka - started 2 game at quarterback
- Jim Green - started 3 games at center
- John Houtman - started 1 game at left tackle
- Tom Keating - started 1 game at left tackle
- Ron Kocan - started 3 games at right end
- Dave Kurtz - started 8 games at right guard
- Bill Laskey - started 5 games at right end
- John Marcum - started 1 game at right guard
- John Minko - started 9 games at left guard
- William Muir - started 4 games at center
- Joe O'Donnell - started 9 games at right tackle
- Lou Pavloff - started 1 game at center
- Tom Prichard - started 3 games at left halfback
- Dave Raimey - started 4 games at right halfback
- Dick Rindfuss - started 2 games at right halfback
- Wayne Sparkman - started 5 games at fullback
- Jack Strobel - started 3 games at left halfback
- Dick Szymanski - started 1 game at center
- Bob Timberlake - started 6 games at quarterback, 2 games at left halfback
- Jim Ward - started 1 game at right end
Awards and honors
- Captain: Bob Brown
- Most Valuable Player: Dave Raimey
- Meyer Morton Award: John Minko
- John Maulbetsch Award: Bob Timberlake
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Bump Elliott
- Assistant coaches: Don Dufek, Henry Fonde, Jack Fouts, Robert Hollway, Jack Nelson
- Trainer: Jim Hunt
- Manager: Anthony Klain